Recently the board software has been updated and there are some known bugs/failures:
- Avatars are currently not being displayed✔ FIXED
- Tapatalk connection is currently broken✔ FIXED
- Avatars cannot be uploaded✔ FIXED

That story above has been around for a while and as always there are two sides to the coin. Buy what works for you.

I have a set or two for sale if you didn't want to hock out 5-600 dollars - let me know.

Otherwise - the brakes work great with the difference in action being mostly how the brake modulates. The power is really at the end of the pull versus the beginning. So it gradually gets stiffer - which is by design. If you like the feel of shimano or sram they obviously have there alu anodized models that respond that way. Either way - some cool color and bling to add to a nice bike

Slight grave dig here - but does anyone know where to buy the newer updated version of this brake, the R970EQ, online?A year has passed and these still seem very hard to track down online. A couple on ebay, but only white with red decals, 2011 i think?

Agreed, I got a set on eBay... seems to be the best place, particularly for the price.

Don't know why TRP doesn't make those available, since it's not like they are going to steal sales of R979's being totally different ratios.(maybe if you contact TRP and ask really nicely - mind you their online pricing is stupid high)

They are really nice brakes - sorta wish I hadn't given them to my wife!

There's a pair of gloss black R970EQ's on ebay now with some hideous S-Works logos.

I snagged a pair of the S-Works ones on eBay for $65 ( 2 min old BIN listing) was tempted to keep them, but they were a lot heavier than TRP lists. Seemed like the hdwe. was steel. If you look at the pr. on eBay you'll see what I mean. Anyway, I sold them for $275 and got some KCNCs + some other goodies!

TRP specs say the R970EQ should be 228g (114g each)for brakes that good looking, I really didn't care about 10g [sacrilege]

Maybe those Specialized ones are really the R870 or similar OEM variantwhich would be around 280g for a pair(although if you check that auction, they say Magnesium right on them)who knows... maybe the hardware isn't Ti.

They were magnesium 970s. but with steel hdwe. not much lighter than the 920s they would have replaced.As far as flex. I'm sure they all move some. = modulation. They're all the brake you'll need in the stopping dept.

Who is online

You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot post attachments in this forum